Independent developer High Voltage Software just sent over a release announcing that its frantic sci-fi shooter Gyrostarr will debut exclusively on Nintendo's WiiWare download service next week Monday, on June 23.
Thunderbolt writes: "You can't let yourself get distracted. Not now. You're too close. The end of the wormhole is coming; the dimensional gateway is looming ever larger. It's still closed, too. You screwed up one too many times during your little interstellar joyride, and now it's coming back to haunt you. If you don't get that last sliver of power, your ship will go careening into the gateway and get splattered all over outer space. It's not a pretty way to go."
NGamer UK writes: "This is the second WiiWare effort from High Voltage, the outfit behind much-hyped shooter The Conduit. The first one was total cack, but happily this old-school space shooter has a good deal more going for it than giant floaty man hands. It's simple enough stuff – you hop in a little ship and fly down the pathways, blasting away at enemies and picking up sufficient energy blobs to open a warp gate to the next level. And that's about your lot, aside from bonus levels where there are no enemies, just points to beef up your high score while travelling at barfneck speeds."
You'll love
* Nice spacey backgrounds
* Multiple control options
* Four player split-screen
You'll hate
* Goes by a little too fast
* Half-baked motion controls
* Not much depth
From WiiRincontrol:
"Space Invaders, Galaga, Darius Twin, Gradius, etc.; these are some of the classic shooter games that countless gamers grew up on. Some of us played them in the arcade, some on our home consoles, but most of them had one thing in common, they were relatively quick, addictive, and awesome fun. Now, recent WiiWare release Gyrostarr, by High Voltage software revisits this old and classic genre, and makes it feel rather fresh again."
High Voltage is slowly starting to become my favorite developer...keep it up guys...
finally a glimpse into the Quantum 3 game engine.